Fastening means for awnings



s 15, 1925. 1,553,778 1 G. HOPP I FASTENING MEANS FOR AWNINGS Filed March 15, 1925 BY W v latented Sept. 15,

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a; aaiwmainia mam useful Improvements in Fastenin Means for Awnings, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to: means for fas tening awnings in position of use. One of the objects of this invention 18 to provide a simple 'contrivance, whereby the attachment and detachment of the awning will be greatly facilitated. r

Another obj ect is'ftoprov1de a" device that will not. require the use ofj sicrew bolts to be repeatedly screwed into and unscrewed from i the wall to whichthe'awningis attached, 1

since, when using such screwrbolts, the holes made in the wall not hold the bolts.

' with its head rod as close to the wall as throng ossible in order to prevent the sun. raysv rom passing or water from, dropping the space between the awning and wall.

' A still further object of this inventionis to provide a device of such construction that.

it could beusedwith awnings having curved or arched head rods to fit curved windows;

With, these and other objects in. view, my invention consists in the combinatlon, arrangement and construction of parts as will be hereinafter fully described and set forth in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing in which similar reference characters denote corresponding'parts, Fig. 1' is a perspective View of an awning partly torn away to show the "new device; Fig. 2, anenlarged front view of the head rod of theawningand of mynew device; Fig. 3, a cross-section thereof;

Figs. 4 and 5 are respectively. a front view and a cross-section of a modifiedf construction of mydevice. V I

Referring to Figs. 1-3, adenotes an awning of usual construction and b the U-shaped three or more are used, 'consistspf a pair of members 10, ieach" substantially S-sh PedQ The upperpart: of. each S-shaped member is tubular; pocket thereof.

quickly wear out and do r V V, I 7 justably, fixed in'the wall of the building A further object is to use a construction a that will permit the awning 'tobe attached.

7 formed to a circularly, curved hook. 11 adapt Be it knownthat I, GEORGEHOPP, a citizen, f he nited stat s ding stNewYo in the'county of New York and- State of ,NewfYork, have invented certain new and ofthe longitudinal curved edge of the awn..

ingstiflened by the rod b contained in the shaped end 12 ofeach member is adapted to The lower hookextend behind the awning with its free end directed toward the wall of the building and to serve for the suspension of a rope pulley 0. The two members .10 of each device are connected together by a third member 13,

which, in the present example, is shown to 'be simply tightly hooked around the upper parts llof the members 10, as at13, or may be rigidly secured thereto in any other suitable manner; These members 13 are adapted to form between themselves and the head rod orup'per edge of the awning a very narrow slit or opening 16. 161 denotes a screw bolt or pin adapted to=be permanently but adand which, at its free end, is formed with a head or an enlarged flattened part 15 which is adapted to freely pass' through the narrow space 16 between the member 13 and the upperedge of the awning. When the bolt i is so adjustedthat its flattened enlargement 15 extends in longitudinal direction, the awning can be slipped over the same. On

. turning the bolts, so thattheir heads 15 will extend transversely of said slit, the awning will be locked in position and vice versa.

In the modification shown in Figs, 4 and 5, the three members 11, 11 and 13 constituting the device are'all made of an integral piece. r

. It. will be seenthat the bolts or pins 14, 15 need notbe removed from the building wall, when detaching the awning, as the removal of the latter can be effected by merely carry rope supports, a third member -conbetween itself and said stiffenededge of the awning and an adjustable locking means adapted to be fixed in the wall of a building and capable, when in a certain position, of engaging said third member and said stiffened edge to lock said awning in position;

2. The combination with an awning hav-' ing a stifl'ened edge, of afastening device,

comprising a pair of S-shaped members, of

which the upper hooked ends'are adaptedto embrace from the rear'the upper face of said stiffened edge and the lower hooked ends are adapted to extend rearwardly and carry rope supports, a third member connecting said S-shaped members together and adapted, when said lastinamed members are ap .plied to the awning, to form a narrow slit between itself and said stifi'ened edge of the awning and a locking means having an elongated head piece and adapted to be adjustably fixed in the Wall of a building, said head piece being adapted, when in a certain position, to engage said third member and said stifiened edge to lock said awning in position."

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

GEORGE Horn 

